Attendees will find their designated breakout sessions on their name tags – Session topics are audience-specific.
Academic and Business Leaders Innovation Initiatives Roundtable
- LYFT Career Pathways – Tom Hoff, Career and Technical Project Coordinator, SWWC Service Cooperative
- Career Academy Development – Moorhead HS and M State
- EIX.org and E-Fest – James Beal, Managing Editor EIX.org and FamilyBusiness.org, and Director E-Fest
- Southwest MN CEO – Craig Oftedahl, Superintendent, Luverne, MN Public Schools
- gener8tor – Adam Choe, Program Director
- Global Innovation/Digi-Key Capacity/Community Support – Josh Mickolio, Product Mngr
- DISCUSSION
The Student Startup Journey Roundtable
- Student Founder – Tyler Ebert, Adrena Card, MN Cup
- gener8tor – Jake Smith, Director gBETA St. Thomas
- Spark Your Startup Competition – Karen Lauer, Executive Director, Economic Development Authority, Barnesville
- Central Minnesota CEO – Cindi Koll, Program Facilitator, Wadena/Deer Creek HS
- Central MN CEO – Student Founder
- E-Fest and IDEA Competition – Lee Groeschl
- Q & A
Embracing Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a Community Roundtable
- Equity Crowd Funding – David Duccini, Silicon Prairie Online
- Community/HS Innovation & Co-location Centers – Tiffany Fettig, Launch Pad, Bemidji; Karen Pifher, Frazee
- Career Academy, Perham – M State
- CEO program – Lee Westrum, Superintendent, Wadena/Deer Creek Public Schools
- Startup Mentoring/Community Support – gener8tor – Kate Evinger, Program Manager
- Neela Mollgaard – Launch MN Exec. Dir. and former Director Ignite Red Wing
- Community Economics, U of M Extension – Rani Bhattacharyya, UMN Extension
- DISCUSSION
Business Funding Resources
- Funding Resource Details and Q & A
- Equity Crowd Funding – Jade Barker, Business &Technology Specialist, SPPX
- USDA – Andrew Gag, Area Specialist, USDA Rural Development
- Angel Tax Credit & Launch Minnesota – Jeff Nelson, DEED Business Tax Unit
- DEED Business Development – Kari Howe – DEED Bus. Dev. Mngr., NW Region
- Otter Tail Power Company – Steve Schoeneck, VP Community Services
- AURI – Harold Stanislawski, Program Dir. and former City Economic Dev.
- SBDC – Philip Knutson, Regional Director SBDC
- DISCUSSION
Technology Instruction Practicum & Research Insight for Educators
- Tufts University Early Childhood Technology (ECT) Graduate Certificate Program – Angie Kalthoff, ECT Program Manager, and K-12 Technology Education Consultant (Professional Development Education credits granted for session participation) – Please bring your technology with you to this session! A tablet is especially recommended for downloading an app.
- DISCUSSION